Show ContentsFlately History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The name Flately has undergone many variations in the time that has passed since its genesis. In Gaelic it appeared as Ó Flaithfhileadh, or Ó Flaithre which means prince poet. [1]

Early Origins of the Flately family

The surname Flately was first found in County Leinster, where they held a family seat from ancient times.

Early History of the Flately family

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Flately Spelling Variations

The scribes who created documents long before either the Gaelic or English language resembled their standardized versions of today recorded words as they sounded. Consequently, in the Middle Ages the names of many people were recorded under different spellings each time they were written down. Research on the Flately family name revealed numerous spelling variations, including Flattery, Flatley and others.

Early Notables of the Flately family

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Migration of the Flately family

A great wave of Irish migration occurred during the 19th century as a direct result of English colonial rule and tight-fisted absentee landlords. Many of these Irish immigrants boarded passenger ships bound for North America. Those who migrated early enough were given land in either British North America or the United States; those who came in the late 19th century were typically employed in industrial centers as laborers. At whatever age they undertook the dangerous passage to North America, those Irish immigrants were essential to the speedy development of the two infant nations to which they arrived, whether they broke and settled land, helped build canals, bridges, and railroads, or produced products for consumer consumption. An examination of immigration and passenger lists has uncovered a large number of immigrants bearing the name Flately or one of its variants: James Flattery who arrived in Philadelphia in 1860; Domenico Flatley and his wife Bridget and three children arrived in New York in 1878.



  1. MacLysaght, Edward, More Irish Families. Dublin: Irish Academic Press, 1982. Print. (ISBN 0-7165-0126-0)


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